Calcium-dependent cell adhesion proteins. They are important in the formation of ADHERENS JUNCTIONS between cells. Cadherins are classified by their distinct immunological and tissue specificities, either by letters (E- for epithelial, N- for neural, and P- for placental cadherins) or by numbers (cadherin-12 or N-cadherin 2 for brain-cadherin). Cadherins promote cell adhesion via a homophilic mechanism as in the construction of tissues and of the whole animal body.
Synonyms: Uvomorulin, N Cadherin, P-Cadherin, P Cadherins, Neural Cadherins, Cadherin-2, Epithelial Cadherin, Liver Cell Adhesion Molecule, Cadherin-1, N Cadherins, Liver Cell Adhesion Molecules, Cadherin-3, Cadherin 1, Cadherin 3, Cadherin 2, N-Cadherin, E-Cadherin, Epithelial-Cadherins, Cadherin, Neural, E Cadherin, N-Cadherins, P Cadherin, Epithelial Cadherins, E-Cadherins, P-Cadherins, Epithelial-Cadherin, Cadherin, Cadherins, Placental, 0, Neural Cadherin, Cadherins, Neural, Cadherins, Placental Cadherins, E Cadherins
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90; N CADHERIN was NM 1994-95; LIVER CELL ADHESION MOLECULES was see CELL ADHESION MOLECULES 1990-95 ,use CADHERINS (NM) to search N CADHERIN 1994-95; use CELL ADHESION MOLECULES to search LIVER CELL ADHESION MOLECULES 1990-95 ,90; N CADHERIN was indexed under CADHERINS 1994-95; LIVER CELL ADHESION MOLECULES was see CELL ADHESION MOLECULES 1990-95
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